In Ancient Greece, a stable-boy-turned-philosophy-student and a devotee to the wild goddess Artemis cross paths in the most unexpected way.
Tag: audrey recs
“We Play Ourselves” by Jen Silverman
Cass, an up-and-coming playwright, moves across the country to reinvent herself after her latest flop leads to a social media implosion.
“The Blue House” by Phoebe Wahl
Leo and his dad are forced to move out of their beloved neighborhood when the cranes come to knock it down.
“Bellweather Rhapsody” by Kate Racculia
All the brightest music students in the state are snowed in at a (possibly) haunted hotel, where a mysterious wedding-night murder occurred 15 years ago.
“It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth” by Zoe Thorogood
Zoe, in the throes of a quarter-life crisis, uses cartoons and storytelling to reframe how she views her life.
“Privilege of the Sword” by Ellen Kushner
The eccentric Mad Duke of Tremontaine decides to teach his niece, Katherine, how to become a swordmaster rather than marry her off to an eligible nobleman.
“Enter the Body” by Joy McCullough
All the women who die in Shakespeare tragedies meet under the stage trapdoor to discuss the parallels between their lives, and how they might choose to rewrite their stories.
“Return to the Secret Garden” by Susan Moody
In an unofficial sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, the friendship of Mary, Colin, and Dickon is tested by world wars, unhappy marriages, and the tumultuous jazz age.
“Bea Wolf” by Zach Weinersmith
The epic hero Beowulf is reimagined as a five-year-old fighter guarding her candy and toy hoard from the gloom of grown-ups.
“The Painting” (2011), dir. Jean-Francois Laguionie
The characters within a painting rebel against the artist who drew them and learn how to create their own identities.